Davis, Hester A., 1930-

Hester Davis and John Grant were anthropology graduate students at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, when the images in this collection were taken between 1955-1956. Davis and Grant went with a group of anthropology graduate students to do field work observing the Cherokee community in Qualla Boundary, home of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Nation in western North Carolina. They used their findings (including images in this collection) to write their masters theses, which were both published in 1957.

From the guide to the Hester A. Davis and John L. Grant Collection, 1955-1957, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. North Carolina Collection Photographic Archives.)

Hester A. Davis was a graduate student at Haverford College in 1954 and at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, 1955-1956. Along with other anthropology graduate students, Davis studied life on the Cherokee Indian Reservation in western North Carolina. She wrote her masters thesis, "Social Interaction and Kinship in Big Cove Community, Cherokee, N.C.," based on this field work.

From the description of Hester A. Davis papers, 1954-1964 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 49281863

Hester A. Davis was a graduate student at Haverford College in 1954 and at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, 1955-1956. Along with other anthropology graduate students, Davis studied life on the Cherokee Indian Reservation in western North Carolina. She wrote her masters thesis, Social Interaction and Kinship in Big Cove Community, Cherokee, N.C., based on this field work.

From the guide to the Hester A. Davis Papers, 1954-1964, (Southern Historical Collection)